Good Morning,
Proverbs 12:17 Says:
An honest witness tells the truth, but a dishonest witness tells lies
Honesty is still the best policy, even if it is brutally honest. Also, as we are commanded not to bear false witness (lie about others) we should strive to be honest in our lives.
This also means to be fair and honest in our words about others. To speak the truth.
Even if the truth is painful, it is the truth.
We can be dishonest when we try to lighten the burden of the message we are to give. We sometimes call it ‘sugar coating’ the bad news when we fear that it is so bad that others can not take it. We forget that the Lord will not give us anything that we cannot handle. Again, when we feel that we need to sugar coat something, we are limiting the size and power of our Lord by limiting what we feel He can do. God follows his rules, and we must continually learn not to limit Him with our point of view.
Looked at another way, when we mean to do well, but ‘sugar coat’ the news, we deprive others from being able see what is happening and make their own judgment. When we hear something that is watered down or an outright lie, we act off of falsehoods and often make mistakes.
Even though we only tried to help, we hurt. Maybe there is where ‘help becomes betrayal’ because we mean to help, but by giving white lies to sugar coat the truth, we are in fact betraying our friends and loved ones….
Enjoy!
Bible quotes from www.biblegateway.com
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